As you know, teacher leadership is a hot topic here in Iowa. I’m eager to hear what you have to say about teacher leadership and compensation, and then to take a small group of you to discuss your ideas directly with the Brandstad administration. We want the governor and legislators to hear directly from you, our members, about your ideas for improving the leadership of our schools as a way to improve education for our students.

Educators feel passionately about preparing students for success. They will step up and help lead the way. Help us figure out what structures and cultural supports need to be in place to make that happen!

Please share your ideas here and invite your fellow ISEA members to join us as well.

VIVA Teachers is a project of New Voice Strategies, a nonprofit whose goal is to raise the authority of teachers' voices in education policy. This conversation is open to all ISEA members. Join us and leverage your expertise, ideas and professionalism to create change.

Moderator

STEP 1:
Teachers and other professionals who are members of the Iowa State Education Association share their ideas on teacher leadership.

STEP 2:
Thought leaders from the conversation are invited to join a Writing Collaborative charged with synthesizing the ideas into a report.

STEP 3:
Members of the Writing Collaborative meet with members of the Branstad administration to present their recommendations.

Our Question

How would you envision a greater role for teacher leadership in your school or district and what needs to change in school culture to motivate educators to take on a bigger leadership role? How would it help students if educators had a bigger leadership role in schools and what do you think is the appropriate reward system for educators who step up to leadership roles?